Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark.

No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and imagination.

Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark.

People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.

The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice.

If my parents didn't push me and didn't support education, I probably wouldn't be here today.... Regardless of whatever they went through and how they may have been treated, they felt education was important. So, it's easier when you have the parents who support it, rather than those who don't.

We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion.